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Nick Kyrgios fought back to knock out Greek fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas and reach the fourth round of Wimbledon in a dramatic and fiery four-set encounter that saw both players given warnings by the umpire.
In a remarkable, incident-packed match, Kyrgios called for Tsitsipas to be defaulted after the 23-year-old hit a ball into the crowd after losing the second set and narrowly missed a spectator.
The Australian had already received a warning for an obscenity by then, while Tsitsipas was given a point penalty for a second code violation as he responded to an underarm serve by hitting the ball away in frustration.
But it was 2014 quarter-finalist Kyrgios who eventually came through in an enthralling fourth-set tie-break, sealing victory on his second match point to win 6-7 (2-7) 6-4 6-3 7-6 (9-7) in front of a captivated crowd under the Court One roof.
He will play American Brandon Nakashima next, after the 20-year-old world number 56 beat Colombian Daniel Galan 6-4 6-4 6-1.
“Honestly, it was a hell of an atmosphere, an amazing match. I felt like the favourite coming in – I beat [Tsitsipas] a couple of weeks ago,” Kyrgios said in his on-court interview.
“He’s a hell of a player. He knows how to beat me – he’s beaten me once. I’m so happy to be through. He was getting frustrated at times. It is a frustrating sport.
“I have ultimate respect for him. Whatever happens on the court I love him and I’m close with his brother. It’s amazing – everywhere I go I seem to have full stadiums. The media loves to say I’m bad for the sport but clearly I’m not.”
Kyrgios emerges amid chaos of Tsitsipas battle
Once his meeting with Tsitsipas was confirmed, Kyrgios predicted an “amazing” match, assuming both of them managed to play to their potential.
Encircled by a boisterous Saturday night crowd and in a charged atmosphere, there was no shortage of drama as the players scrapped for supremacy in their first Grand Slam meeting.
Kyrgios prevailed when the players last met at the Halle Open in June, although the Australian smashed his racquet and argued with the chair umpire after receiving a warning for time-wasting en route to victory.
Here, Kyrgios had already repeatedly argued with the umpire Damien Dumusois over a line call when the first major flashpoint arrived at the end of the second set, as Tsitsipas…
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